Louis August Gerber
Louis was inducted into the U.S. Army on 24 November 1917 at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri. He trained at Camp Meigs, Washington, DC and from December 1917 until his discharge was assigned to Mechanical Repair Shop 301. He served overseas from 4 January 1917 to 11 June 1919.
In May 1918, a St. Louis, Missouri newspaper published photos of Louis and his brother, Eugene Adoph Gerber, and a very short account of their activities in the Army:
"Sergt. Eugene A. Gerber of 1616 Potomac street sent a letter home in which he says he expects to leave for France at almost any hour. He is with the 8th Coast Company, Signal Corps, England. His brother, Louis A. Gerber, has been with the Headquarters Detachment in France for some time. In his letter he stated that he had formed a band of which he is a bugler."
The article seems to imply that Eugene was the bugler, but family photographs and lore indicate the Louis was the musical brother.
Louis was an officer of the Naphtali Lodge No. 25, Ancient, Free and Accepted Masons (A. F. & A. M.), St. Louis, Missouri. He was Junior Deacon in 1927; Junior Warden in 1928 and Worshipful Master in 1930.
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